Collapsible box.



' PATENTED JUNE 19, "1906-.

R. RONGONL GOLLAPSIBLE BOX. APPLICATION FILED JULY 26.1905.

'l-ToldZZ it'hOT/b it may concern: I

ROMEO RONOONI, OF NEW. YORK, N. Y.

' p :COLLAPSIBLE some.

" 'rieriiof the United States, re sidin in the boroiigh of Manhattamin the city 0 'New York,- inthe State of New York; :have invented cer-' tainae a'ndusei'ul Improvementsin CollapsibleBoxesyofwhich-thefollowing is a speci,

-fication, reference being 'had to the accompanying=', drawings forming apart hereof.

"-The objectofitliis' invention is to produce a collapsible-box which can be stored or carried in? a small space, the side's" being" knocked 5 down-flatandinclosedwithin the shallow boxs likebot tom and the lid for cover and shall be firm curfely helddnpl'ace' and the sides being eld firml so that they cannot bulge away from 'and-strongwhen setup, the bottom bein sethe-bottom;

, Theinvention willbe' more fully explained 'hereinafterwithreference to the accompanying drawings, in whi'chit is illustrated, and in "Figure l isa view'in perspective showing the lid brcover, the box'sides set up, and the bottom separated one from another. Fig. 2 :is aiviewj in transverse vertical section of the box-"set npor assembled. Fi .3 is a viewin transverse vertical SeGtiDnOf 't e'box knocked new with the sidestinclhsed between the botitomand the cover. 1 $Theicove1i aof the box ma be an ordinary "shallow tray} having sides Thebody of p'the box'consistsbf four sides 0'; hinged together, at the 'four corners d, so ithat when.

set up' itassumes a rectangular form,as-

fsho wn in Fig '1; and'whenknocked down the "sides fold in 'npon one another," as shown in fFign-B; Near the'bottom of each side are formedtwo holes preferably 'strengthened by '40 1 elets ,-asfat.e. p zgr'ough the holesor eyelets e of the four sides "ofi the box,-, extending outside .sidepci between the two'holes e an cord'o'r tape f is threaded 05 each box extending diagonallyjacross thefcorners of the box-body from oneahole eiinbneside to the adjacent "ho'lef'e inthe next; side. The ends of the cord 1 kontalpe are s plicedior tied-or otherwise fas- *endless=cord-anda permanent feature of the bjox bodly. I I Itwilbe underst'oodjthat when the boxding the box it :sides in" their; .proper'relative pos tions and 'stiffening the box body 1a" ainst distortion,

Thediagonn portions-of t e cord or tape f $pecification of Letters' latenta Application 518a July 2e. 19o5-. strain). 27132.69.

Beitknown th t.I', 'RoMEo RoNcoNr, a citi-' 0th holes and clenched.

i-t'ogethen so that "the cord. forms an L c'atented une 19, 1906.

support the box bottom g, within the box-body,"fittin and resting upon and whol i also possess another function-namely, to

which is placed closely therein y supported by 6b the diagonal portions of the cord f. When the box-body is knocked down; the cordfis slackened by the act of knocking down the body, sincerthe aggregate distance between the adjacent holes e in different sides of the 1 box-bo'dy-isless. than when the box-body is set up. No attentiontothe cord or tape is I therefore necez isaryv at any time The set: ting up of the box-body putsthe cord under the proper tension and the knocking down of the box-bodyrelaxes it.

inplaee the cordfholdsthe sidesc of theboxbody'closely' against the bottom, preventing thebulging out of the same when the box is,

packed. The box-bottom, while it mi ht be a simple rectaniular board of proper imen-' ly formed as a' shallow tray sions, is prefera It will, furthermore, be observed that when the bottom g is having low sides h. If the box is to be permanently set up or is to be subjected to more able to fasten the bottom inplace, andfor this purpose each of the shallow sides h of the I bottom'm'ay be providedwith a hole, preferably guarded by'aneyelet,as at i; and each side 0 ofthe box-body may be similarly provided with a-hole k to register withthe holei in the corresponding side of the bottom) and a fastening device, such as an ordinary, brass paper-fastener-m, may be inserted through The boxbody may be furtherprovided with a suitable fasteningldevice, such as a cord or tape Z, to secure t e lid or-cover upon the boxody when the'parts are assembled.

' It will be observed that -the improved box is easily knocked down and set up, that no attention to the cord f is required, and

that the box when set upisheld firmly in proper position,- the sides being'held 'closel against thebottom and without the possibi 7 ity'of bulging awaytro'm the bottom. Furlid and the entire box thereforemade to occ upy-alverysmall space for storage or car ria e. a

claim as myinvention I p 1. A coll'apsible box, comprising a boxbody; 'consistin of sides hinged together at the corners to oldin u on one another an endless cord extending t ough the sides ad thermore; the box sides when knocked down I can be inclosedbetween the bottom and the 80 7 than ordinarily hard usage, it may be desir- 3 jacent to their lower edge and at a point about midway between their hin ed edges, and across the corners of the boX- ody near the bottom of the same, to support abottom,

said cord being under tension, and a bottom having an upturned flange, said bottom resting on the diagonal portions of the endless cord andserving as a brace for the sides of the box-body When set up, as herein set 10 forth.

2. A collapsible box, comprising a box:

I body, consisting of sides hinged together at the corners, to fold in upon one another, an endless cord, extending through the" sides ad- I 5 jacent to their lower edge and at a point about midwaybetween their hinged edges and across the corners of the box-body near the bottom of the same, to support a bottom,

ing "an upturned flange, said bottom resting on the diagonal ortions of the endless cord, and serving as a race for the sides of the boxbody with means for securing the body there flange, bottom In presence'of- ANTHONY N. J ESBERA, W. B. GREELEY.

said cord being under tension, a bottom hav- 

